The year 2016 saw Germany's economy grow at its fastest rate in five years. Initial Federal Statistical Office calculations indicate that real gross domestic product rose by 1.9% on the year and that consumption was the chief source of growth.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Deutsche Bundesbank are jointly organising the Third IMF Statistical Forum on Official Statistics to Support Evidence-based Economic Policymaking. The event will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 19 and 20 November 2015.

Economic output in Germany dipped slightly in the second quarter of 2019. The Bundesbank’s current Monthly Report states that this was primarily due to ongoing weakness in export-oriented industry.

According to the Bundesbank’s latest projection, the economic boom in Germany will continue until 2020, although growth will not be quite as strong as it had been previously. For 2018, the Bundesbank expects calendar-adjusted growth of 2.0%, which will fall only slightly to 1.9% in the coming year. The economy is likely to grow by 1.6% in 2020.

According to the latest Bundesbank projections, the German economy will recover following a deep recession in the second quarter of this year. Economic output is estimated to shrink by 7% in 2020, but in the next two years, real gross domestic product (GDP) will then increase by 3 to 4% per year.

Die Teilnehmer der Veranstaltung "Weidmann trifft Schülerinnen und Schüler" hatten viele Fragen an den Bundesbankpräsidenten. Dabei ging es unter anderem um Falschgeld, Geldpolitik und den persönlichen Werdegang des Präsidenten.

This year, the Deutsche Bundesbank will be celebrating its 60th anniversary. The legislation which brought it into being, the Bundesbank Act (Gesetz über die Deutsche Bundesbank), was signed into law on 26 July 1957 by the Federal President.

Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance, Pier Carlo Padoan, believes that the current political and economic uncertainty is one of Europe's most pressing problems. Speaking at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, he explained that it was therefore essential to build up confidence in the long term.

On 27 and 28 February 2014, the Bundesbank will be hosting a two-day symposium with high-level academics, policymakers, business representatives and central bankers on "Financial Stability and the Role of Central Banks" in Frankfurt am Main.